Improved railway-car coupling



J. C, SMITH, OF STOUGHSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 92,383, dated July c, 186?).

IMPROVED RAILWAY-CAR COUPLING.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J. 0. SMITH, ofStoughstown, in the county of Cumberland, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and improved Oar-Coupling; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying draw-- lug, forming part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improven'ients in car-couplings, having forits object toprovide a simple and reliable self-coupling appz n'atus,which may be uncoupled by a simple movement of a hand-lever, andattached so as to be readily changed from one end to the other of thecars, 01' to other cars, all as hereinafter more fully specified.

The drawing represents a longitudinal sectional clevation of my improvedcoupling.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A and B represent the coupling-bars, which are connected to the framesof the cars by the metallic loops G, through which they project at theirinner ends, and the bolts D passing through the said loops, the bars 13,and the training.

The outer end of the bar A is provided with a long vertical slot, E,traversed by a pin, F, at the end, passing through strong eyes in thetwo parts of the bar.

The outer cn'd of the other bar is provided with a spring-hook, G, thenotch of which is in the upper face, the end being inclined to cause thehook to spring under the bolt I when the cars come together.

H represents a bent lever, supported on the bolt F by a crotched andright-angled connection, on each side of the end of the slotted bar, soas not to interfere I with the hook when not required to do so.

The bent projection I of the said lever is so adjusted that when thelatter is pressed down towards the rear of the bar A, to which it ispivoted, it will strike the hook G, and press it out of connection withthe bolt F, and disconnect the cars.

When the cars are coupled together, the lever H will stand in a vertica-position, its square base resting on the top of the bar B, behind thehook.

These coupling-bars are so arranged that they may be readily andconveniently changed on the cars, from one end to another, or todifferent cars. They may also be constructed cheaply, and new onessubstituted, when required, without delay.

Having thus described my invention,

.\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I Thearrangement of the cam-lever H, with relation to the coupling-bars A B,which are secured to the cars by the loops 0 and bolts D, said leverbeing pivoted to the slotted end of the bar A, by means of the pin F, insuch a manner that the projection I is adapted to be pressed down uponthe bevelled end of the spring-hook G, to disengage the coupling, asherein shown and described, for the purpose specified.

. J. 0. SMITH.

Witnesses:

S. M. Skrnnnn, Jonn Gnaonr.

